Chillies can be used for many day to day dishes such as curry, chilli con carne and stir fry dishes.

If you like a bit of zing in your food, keep reading…

Grow your own chillies

1. Sow your chilli seeds in compost.
2. Make sure the room they will grow in is around 16-18 ̊C in temperature.
3. Keep plants watered on a daily basis.
4. Once the green shoots start appearing, make sure you keep them supported as they grow so they are standing tall and upright. You can use small sticks or even pencils to do this!
5. After five months start applying some fertiliser - this will feed your chillies to speed up the growing process and to keep them healthy.

Happy chilli growing!

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE OVER 200 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILLIES GROWN ALL OVER THE WORLD? AND THEY ARE USED FOR OVER 3,000 DIFFERENT DISHES, POWDERS OR SAUCES?

How you will save your money by buying chilli seeds?

For £1 you can buy around 100g (5 - 6) fresh chillies.

For about £2.50 you can buy 100g of chilli seeds which could grow over 50 chillies!

Chill with the chilli

Growing chillies is a bargain but it can take up to six months to grow - take it easy and CHILL!